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Mar 23, 2018 · But what the movie does come up with has been built out in a halfhearted, clumsy manner that underlines the cynical nature of the exercise: a plot involving the rush to deploy jäger drones overseen by the shadowy Shao Corporation, which has been getting a little too close to the kaiju brains that its top secret research depends on.
- Fun but dumb.
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By Lucy O'Brien
Updated: Mar 22, 2018 4:46 pm
Posted: Mar 20, 2018 5:00 pm
It would have been a pleasant surprise if Pacific Rim Uprising had used the opportunity of a sequel to scratch under the surface of the pulpy universe set up in the original. Done well, it might have revealed deeper reasons to care whether humans in giant robot suits could again defeat invading interdimensional monsters, beyond satisfying an appetite for its breathlessly fun fight scenes. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. Instead, it leans heavily on the charming shoulders of Star Wars star John Boyega at the expense of developing the rest of a youthful, spirited new cast.
Uprising picks up 10 years after the original left off, in a world only half rebuilt from the destruction. Kudos must be given to production designer Stefan Dechant here, because Uprising’s cities are all either fully fleshed-out hubs of dust and skeletal remains of past battles, or vast, neon playgrounds at the cutting edge of futuristic rebuilding. This is a cohesive world that’s recognisable as our own, just a little out of reach – more Tokyo than Tokyo.
After a thrilling opening, it’s in the ashen remains of one of these forgotten towns that we are properly introduced to Jake Pentecost (John Boyega), son of fallen Marshal Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba), and Amara (Cailee Spaeny). A pilot turned petty thief and a Jaeger-building wunderkind, the pair of street rats are soon enlisted by Jake’s sister Mako (Rinko Kikuchi) into the reformed Pan-Pacific Defence Corps to aid in their defensive efforts against a potential renewed threat from Pacific Rim’s hellmouth-born aliens, the Kaiju.
Pacific Rim Uprising is a loyal, if unremarkable, successor to the giddy original. There’s still a lot of fun to be had in the pleasure of watching Kaijus clash with Jaegers in spectacular, bone-rattling battles, and that’s reason enough to see it for a certain crowd. But beyond that, Uprising leaves a lot on the table in respects to developing thi...
Mar 23, 2018 · Jake Pentecost is a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity's victory against the monstrous Kaiju.
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- Steven S. Deknight
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- John Boyega
Mar 20, 2018 · ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’: Film Review. Giant robots battle other giant robots and giant lizards in 'Pacific Rim Uprising,' a sequel to the 2013 hit directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Mar 22, 2018 · Pacific Rim Uprising is what that movie would’ve been without Guillermo del Toro. Not to drag Steven S. DeKnight’s 10-years-later sequel—it could’ve been a much worse mecha-wreck than it ...
Mar 21, 2018 · As sequels to sci-fi action thrillers showcasing giant metallic fighters go, “Pacific Rim Uprising” is adroit and enjoyable. John Boyega, who’s also a regular in the new “Star Wars” pictures,...
Mar 23, 2018 · Pacific Rim Uprising builds out the universe for a bigger, more fun fight between giant robots and monsters, but loses sight of del Toro's vision. Steven S. DeKnight's sequel to Guillermo del Toro's 2013 film stars John Boyega.
